Microbiologic approaches for studying Campylobacter species in patients with Guillain-Barre syndrome

Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 176, Issue 6 SUPPL., 1997, Pages

  Nachamkin, Irving ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b HOSPITAL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CAMPYLOBACTER JEJUNI; GRAM NEGATIVE INFECTION; GUILLAIN BARRE SYNDROME; HUMAN; PATHOGENICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030694177     PISSN: 00221899     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/513789     Document Type: Article

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